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<title>S. 3530, The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3530.html</link>
<description> S. 3530 would establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family or organ donors....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512629.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512629.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6950, The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6950.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6950 would establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512564.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512564.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3503, The Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3503.html</link>
<description> S. 3503 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512537.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512537.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-426, The Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-426.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6469 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511767.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511767.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3635, The Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3635.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3635 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, and it would authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor registries....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507487.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507487.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2808, The Living Organ Donor Job Security Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2808.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2808 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506187.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506187.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2731, The Safe Tissue Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2731.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2731 would improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506049.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506049.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1892, The National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1892.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1892 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504624.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504624.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 5, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_5.html</link>
<description> S. 5 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501790.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501790.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1764, The William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1764.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1764 would establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504383.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504383.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1062, The William H. Frist Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1062.html</link>
<description> S. 1062 would establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504515.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504515.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 997, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_997.html</link>
<description> S. 997 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504315.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504315.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 812, The Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_812.html</link>
<description> S. 812 would prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research....
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-144, The Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-144.html</link>
<description> H.R. 710 would amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502611.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502611.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 487, The Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_487.html</link>
<description> S. 487 would amend the National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donations shall not be considered to involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502783.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502783.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1035, The Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1035.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1035 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503111.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503111.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 457, The Cures Can Be Found Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_457.html</link>
<description> H.R. 457 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502192.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502192.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501245.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501245.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1182, The Veterans Health Care Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $11.95</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1182.html</link>
<description> S. 1182 would expand or establish a number of health care benefits for veterans. In particular, the bill would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide medical care to infants born in VA hospitals, to reimburse certain veterans who seek emergency care from non-VA medical facilities, and to hire additional specialists who provide care for blind veterans. The bill also would allow veterans in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who otherwise would not be eligib...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500259.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500259.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1317, The Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Therapy and Research Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $2.06</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1317.html</link>
<description> S. 1317 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood and to authorize establishment of a program to increase the number of transplants of bone marrow and cord blood....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500166.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500166.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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